NJPW – Road To Destruction – September 7th, 2018 – Results

The stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling return to NJPWWorld for the Destruction Tour leading to three big shows, Destruction in Hiroshima, Destruction in Beppu and Destruction In Kobe. This is the first of three “Road to” show. To view the line-up for this show, Click Here.

Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens

Good opener, the Young Lions got to show heart and fire but Takahashi and Chase were too much for most of the match. This match finished when Chase hit Ren Narita with a package Piledriver. Winners: Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi.

This match was aimed to build the Okada vs Tanahashi match on this tour. This was also Honma’s first match back in Korakuen Hall. The fans were loving this match as they chant and clap and stomp. I’m sure he’s fine but watching Honma sell his head and neck can get a bit uncomfortable for me given the severity of his previous injuries. This one ended when Toru Yano hit Honma with a low blow and rolled him up for the win. Winners: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada.

Going into this match, the focus was the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kenny Omega and his challenger Tomohiro Ishii but after just a few minutes of Kota Ibushi facing off against Will Ospreay I wanted to see those two wrestle all day. What a match, all four guys shined and came out proving why they are top guys, not just in NJPW but in Wrestling. This finished with Kota and Kenny hitting the Golden Trigger on Will Ospreay. Omega cut a promo in Japanese after the match which seemed to be funny but I don’t know enough Japanese to tell. Kenny finished the promo with “Goodbye and good night, Bang” in English. Winners: The Golden Lovers, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi.

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